panpsychism

n. the view that all elements of the natural world possess some quality of soul (psyche) or some form of sentience. Some equate this view with hylozoism, which holds that all natural objects possess the quality of life, whereas others distinguish between life and soul or sentience. Also called psychism. See also animism; mind stuff; spiritualism.

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February 15th 2025

reversal design

an experimental design, generally used when only a single group is being studied, that attempts to counteract the confounding effects (see confound) of sequence and treatment by alternating baseline conditions with treatment conditions. Examples include the A-B-A design and other similar combinations. See also alternating treatments design.